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The free summer concert announcements are keeping music fans in Buffalo excited. The city’s popular and free Canalside series announced its Thursday night concert series this week. Canalside is hosting 12 concerts starting June 9 and…

Umphrey's McGee will return to Colorado over Independence Day weekend for the third consecutive year to play two nights at the historic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Umphrey's McGee will headline two shows, on July 2 and 3, at Red Rocks…

Nothing compares to experiencing live music. But when it comes to packing up and leaving the world behind to immerse in a weekend of musical debauchery with a community of like-minded souls, well, that's the stuff that dreams are made of…

As Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters this weekend, NYS Music wanted to take a look back at how the epic space opera has found its way into music. Here’s a look at some of the most famous, talked about, and overlooked moments where…

As another remarkable summer festival season draws to a close, the 2015 edition of Catskill Chill also marked the end of another magical era. Dubbed “A Farewell to Minglewood," festival organizers announced the sixth annual Chill would be…

The 2015 incarnation of the Catskill Chill Music Festival may serve as a farewell to host site Camp Minglewood, but since its inception, the festival has really been a big introduction to new music and groups, while also bringing in…

The sixth annual Catskill Chill Music Festival is set to take place this weekend on Sept 18-20 with this year being the last time at Camp Minglewood in Hancock, NY. The Chill gathers fans from all over the North East to the beautiful,…

As the summer festival season draws to an end, next week’s Catskill Chill Music Festival which takes place September 18-20, a week later than it is usually held, also marks an end of an era. The 6th annual festival, which has grown in…

It was a calm, cool, April evening in Albany when Zappa Plays Zappa descended on The Egg in Albany. The show was completely sold out and the crowd was tame but one could tell it was full of die-hard Frank Zappa fans who remained seated all…

Just announced: Dweezil's Zappa plays Zappa - a tribute to the music of Frank - will be coming to Rochester's Water Street Music Hall July 29. The accomplished shredder started ZPZ in 2006 and it has undergone several lineup changes - the…